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2011 wages for US metal and industrial mineral mines

Jack Caldwell | May 01, 2012 | 11:09 pm Base Metals Energy Europe Copper Nickel Uranium Zinc 

There are conventionally 2,080 work hours in a year.  Thus somebody earning a wage of $20 an hour gets the equivalent of a salary of about $42,000.  Considering the mine manager makes about $100,000 to $150,000 a year, it is...

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